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Navigation Basics for Hikers: Map, Compass and GPS Skills That Get You Home
Phones are great navigation tools until the battery dies. Learn how to read a topographic map, take a compass bearing, account for declination and use GPS apps wisely...
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Fire Starting 101: Lighters, Ferro Rods, Tinder and How to Build a Campfire That Lights
Learn the fire triangle, the best ignition tools, which tinder works when everything is damp and how to build teepee and log cabin fires, plus how to put...
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